Eating Disorders in Athletes
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) Diagnosis Criteria • Essential features and diagnostic criteria ( Fig. 27.1 ): • Restriction of energy intake relative to requirements, leading to a significantly low body weight…
SPORT MEDICINE
Travel Considerations for the Athlete and Sports Medical Team
General Principles Modern transportation systems facilitate easy access to most regions of the world. While this has allowed for the rapid growth of international competition, it also creates unique physiologic…
Hematologic Problems in Athletes
Sports/Dilutional Anemia Description: Known as dilutional anemia or pseudoanemia Epidemiology: The most common cause of anemia found in the athletic population. Dilutional pseudoanemia is not pathologic but rather an adaptation…
Gastrointestinal Problems
General Principles Exercise does not favor the gastrointestinal (GI) system. During exercise, blood flow is diverted from the splanchnic circulation and preferentially distributed to demanding peripheral muscles. An additional antagonist…
Infections in Athletes
General Principles • There is growing interest in the incidence of infectious disease outbreaks among persons engaging in competitive sports. • Infectious outbreaks can affect sports participation and performance. •…
High-Altitude Training and Competition
Altitude Environment • Barometric pressure is reduced at high altitudes, with a parallel decrease in inspired partial pressure of oxygen (P I O 2 ); thus, hypobaric hypoxia is the…
The Role of Sport Psychology and Psychiatry
What Is Sport Psychology? Definitions • The American Psychological Association (APA) defined sport psychology (SP) as • Helping athletes apply psychological principles to achieve improved or optimal sport performance and…
The Preparticipation Physical Evaluation
Preparticipation Physical Evaluation (PPPE) • History and physical examination, with additional testing as indicated, is performed before participation in sport that meets several objectives and is one of the most…
The Physically Challenged Athlete
General Considerations Definitions Physically challenged: combines all groups of athletes competing in international competitions such as Paralympics; such athletes have an impairment that limits their ability to participate in athletic…
The Senior Athlete
General Considerations Demographics • It is widely accepted that the average life expectancy continues to increase; as it does, the proportion of older adults in the population also increases. •…
